• June 23 2025
  Middle East war

  Trump taunts Iran with prospect of ‘regime change’ after strike on nuclear sites

  President’s social media posts contradict officials’ claims that US does not seek to topple government

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• June 22 2025
  News in-depthMiddle East war

  How the US used stealth and decoys to launch surprise attack on Iran

  ‘Tactical surprise’ and ‘misdirection’ allowed American B-2 bombers to attack Iranian nuclear sites without drawing fire

  
• June 22 2025
  Middle East war

  US bombs nuclear sites in Iran

  Trump tells Tehran to seek peace or face further attacks after bombers hit Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan

  
• June 21 2025
  Middle East war

  US moves B-2 stealth bombers into Pacific as Trump weighs entering war

  ‘Bunker-buster’ bombs carried by aircraft considered to have best chance of destroying Iran’s underground nuclear facility

  
• June 21 2025
  Artificial intelligence

  SoftBank chief pitches $1tn AI and robotics complex in Arizona

  Masayoshi Son has raised concept with US commerce secretary and hopes to involve chipmaker TSMC

  
• June 21 2025
  The Big Read

  Netanyahu’s war with Iran: ‘For him, it’s personal’

  The Israeli prime minister’s career looked finished after the October 7 attack by Hamas. But now he is pursuing a conflict he has proposed for years

  
• June 20 2025
  US foreign policy

  Japan scraps US meeting after Washington demands more defence spending

  Allies’ top defence and foreign policy officials were due to hold talks on July 1

  
• June 18 2025
  Wind power

  US warns Britain over Chinese wind farm security risks

  Mingyang’s plan to build Scottish turbine factory has raised fears about surveillance

  
• June 18 2025
  Middle East war

  Trump calls for Iran’s ‘unconditional surrender’

  US president fuels speculation that America could join Israeli military action

  
• June 17 2025
  TikTok Inc

  Trump plans to delay TikTok ban for a third time

  US president will sign an executive order this week extending deal deadline by 90 days

  
• June 15 2025
  News in-depthAukus

  US sends a shot across the bows of its allies over submarine deal

  Critics say review of Aukus pact aims to force Australia to spend more on its own defence

  
• June 14 2025
  Middle East war

  Netanyahu vows to attack Iran for ‘as long as necessary’

  Tehran begins retaliatory strikes while US says it is helping to shoot down missiles targeting Israel

  
• June 12 2025
  Middle Eastern politics & society

  Israeli strike on Iran could come on Friday, say people familiar with plans

  Donald Trump warns of risk of ‘massive conflict’ as US increases pressure ahead of crunch nuclear talks

  
• June 12 2025
  US politics & policy

  State department planning to lay off hundreds of US-based staff

  Career diplomats warn loss of experienced employees will harm America’s international standing

  
• June 11 2025
  Aukus

  Pentagon launches review of Aukus nuclear submarine deal

  ​Ending the pact would be a blow to the security alliance with Australia and UK

  
• June 11 2025
  US-China trade dispute

  Trump says US-China deal ‘done’ as two sides restore trade war truce

  US president reveals agreement struck with Beijing covers rare earths

  
• June 9 2025
  US-China trade dispute

  Trump eyes easing US chip export restrictions to secure Chinese rare earths

  Top White House official says a deal could be struck as part of trade talks between the two countries

  
• June 8 2025
  Chinese politics & policy

  US raises concern over plan for Chinese embassy in London

  White House deems Royal Mint site a security risk owing to its proximity to critical communications infrastructure

  
• June 2 2025
  UK universities

  Liverpool university’s China JV has links to blacklisted entities, report says

  Think-tank highlights how Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University has come under scrutiny by the US and EU

  
• May 31 2025
  US-China relations

  Hegseth warns Chinese military action against Taiwan ‘could be imminent’

  Beijing says US defence secretary is trying to instigate confrontation and stir up the region

  
• May 31 2025
  US-China trade dispute

  Chinese students shaken by US visa crackdown look for Plan B

  Prospective scholars think twice about Trump’s America and consider applying to universities elsewhere

  
• May 30 2025
  Geopolitics

  Macron calls for European and Asian ‘coalition’ during US-China tension

  French leader says grouping could help shield international order rather than choosing sides among superpowers

  
• May 29 2025
  US-China trade dispute

  Trump orders US chip software suppliers to stop selling to China

  Move by Washington is latest effort to stymie geopolitical rival’s technological advance

  
• May 29 2025
  US universities

  US to ‘aggressively’ revoke visas of Chinese students

  Marco Rubio says move will enhance scrutiny on applications from China and Hong Kong

  
• May 26 2025
  News in-depthChinese military

  China improves ability to launch sudden attack on Taiwan, officials say

  Military build-up enables Beijing to switch from peacetime to war operations quickly